Posted by yxibow on May 7, 2006, at 0:06:59
In reply to Re: How exactly does Seroquel work?, posted by Phillipa on May 6, 2006, at 22:31:22
> Okay I got the Country straight now answer Jeroens question about seroquel. I will spank both of you. Love Phillipa
Not to be abrasive, but Jeroen has asked many times about TD issues and a lot has been asked and answered. There is no crystal ball that can tell whether or not an individual is going to fare well on one atypical and if you take them off and put them on another that TD will dissappear. It has happened to many, and I am very hopeful for him that it will occur.
100mg in the morning and 100mg in the evening is a very small dose for most all dx. I do not remember Jeroen's actual dx so I do not wish to make a slip of the tongue.
If you are on any amount (let me tell you) of Seroquel, you will feel "drugged". At a low dose, the "drugged" is simply due to the massive H1 antihistamine blockade. Its harmless and annoying. At a high dose its both due to that and due to the effect that most antipsychotics have on affect, namely "blunting." Its also an unfortunate side effect of neuroleptics and I deal with it -- I have delayed reactions to sad or happy events.
But that he feels "sick" is subjective -- I cannot ascertain what that means. If I took 200mg of Seroquel and I had nothing else in my system, and I was typing in front of you, in about an hour I might feel dizzy and not want to stand up. The blood would probably rush away from my head and my blood pressure would drop and I would want to lie down.
It is the most sedating of all atypicals, some argue it is the most sedating of all antipsychotics period, that is all subjective also.
But the withdrawal part -- is he withdrawing, does he want to withdraw, the language barrier I think is getting in the way there. Do you, Jeroen?
There's no guarantee that your TD will reappear badly. And you can always switch back to Clozaril.
I know you have been battling this eye blinking for a long time -- I have had eye blinking episodes at one point or another in my life, it is all subjective and I have to make a point which is also not meant to be acerbic, that the more focused on the blinking one is, the more it is going to consume your active life instead of focusing on treating what is disturbing you. That doesn't mean it should be given due accord and treated with whatever is possible.
So there, I have said it.
I hope you feel better
-- Jay
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